I'm looking to buy a SW receiver for my husband
 

www.universal-radio.com Some other folks in this news group can tell
you of some other good radio sites too.
cuhulin

Try the Grundig YB-500PE at
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0550.html
GC

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I'm looking to buy a SW receiver for my husband. He has a
cheap one he got
at radio shack that he is not happy with. He likes to listen
to the news
especially the BBC. He wants one that is small enough to use
with headphones
while he standing and walking around at work.

I could spend up to $150.00 on this. I know nothing about
these radios. I'd
like to get an idea of what would be a good one to buy
possibly on Ebay.

Hello Ma'am.

Unfortunately it is difficult to combine portability in the sense you
mean with good performance. Also I have found that short wave radios do
not function well in most workplaces with their fluorescent lights,
computers, and other sources of interference. Short wave signals are
generally exceedingly weak and modern office equipment is especially
electrically noisy.

That said, there are two well-made radios that I would recommend. I own
several units of both models so I have a great deal of experience with
them.

They are both Sonys - the ICF-SW35, which can be purchased for $90.00
or less (often around $75.00) and the ICF-SW7600GR, which costs about
$130.00 - $160.00. These radios are both superior performers within
their price range and would offer excellent reception in proper
listening venues.

Whether your husband's workplace "qualifies" as a good listening venue
is something only you and he can judge.

If you choose to buy one of these Sonys, I strongly recommend that you
do NOT buy on eBay. Buy from a reputable dealer who will assist you if
there are any problems whatsoever. My first recommendation is Universal
Radio, an excellent dealer, though their prices on these two radios are
at the high end. A less expensive dealer is J&R Music World in New
York. There are also a few Yahoo! dealers which sell these radios at
fairly low prices.

My radios are between seven and three years old and the ICF-SW35's, for
example, are kept in my cars' glove compartments all year 'round. They
are robust - they'd need to be to "survive" in such conditions. Yet,
whenever I place their batteries in them, they work flawlessly. My
ICF-SW7600GR's are also very well constructed; I feel that this model
is the best small portable currently being manufactured.

Both are very easy on batteries; no AC-adaptor is necessary (or
desirable). I personally use rechargeable NiMH batteries which make the
running costs in the long run exceedingly low.

The major difference between the two are the presence of a synchronous
selectable sideband circuit on the '7600 (I know you have no idea what
that is, but take my word for it: it is good) and that the '7600 has a
keypad for directly entering frequencies which the '35 does not. Unlike
some other people however, I do not find the lack of a keypad to be a
detriment to the operation of the ICF-SW35. Its image-rejection is
superior to that of the '7600 (this is good, also). Both of these
models have many "memories" which allows the owner to "store" a great
number of "favored" frequencies.

I believe your husband would be pleased with either and who knows - you
may find that you enjoy listening as well!

All my best wishes,

Joe

Judging from what I have read about the Sony SW7600GR radios,I think I
should go ahead and buy myself one of those radios.I have read before
both universal-radio and J&R are very good stores to do business with.I
think I will check out J&R if they sell the same model radio that
universal-radio sells.
cuhulin

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For not much more (perhaps $175) you can get the Sony 7600GR, overall the
best radio in this price category. It has Synchronous Detection (many
people desire this feature), which can improve reception under some
circumstances, Upper Sideband and Lower Sideband (USB and LSB), also
desired to listen to some military, aircraft, and ships), great battery
life, great looking, and it would be new, so it would be under warranty
and you wouldn't need to worry about getting an E-Bay lemon.

I like the following retailer:

http://www.aesham.com/

But here is another: Sony has the ludicrous prohibition against listing
prices online, so you may need to call or write the retailer to confirm
the price.

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0360.html (Sony 7600GR)
($175?)

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0400.html (Grundig Yacht
Boy 400 PE) $130

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/3505.html (Sangean ATS-
505) $120

I would stick with one of the above. As I said, you can get them new and
under warranty for the price that you mentioned. They all have the USB
and LSB that I mentioned. (Sideband)

The standing and walking around part may be a problem though, since these
are not exactly pocket size. You are not going to get a pocket size radio
that performs well enough for shortwave. But these radio are easily
portable.

If you visit the web sites above, you should not need any accessories to
use the radios listed above, with the exception of the Sony. The
description seems to state that it does not come with an AC adapter.

Dr. Artaud




I'm looking to buy a SW receiver for my husband. He has a cheap one
he got
at radio shack that he is not happy with. He likes to listen to the
news especially the BBC. He wants one that is small enough to use
with headphones while he standing and walking around at work.

I could spend up to $150.00 on this. I know nothing about these
radios. I'd
like to get an idea of what would be a good one to buy possibly on
Ebay.

Joe Analssandrini wrote:
Hello Ma'am.

Unfortunately it is difficult to combine portability in the sense you
mean with good performance. Also I have found that short wave radios do
not function well in most workplaces with their fluorescent lights,
computers, and other sources of interference. Short wave signals are
generally exceedingly weak and modern office equipment is especially
electrically noisy.

That said, there are two well-made radios that I would recommend. I own
several units of both models so I have a great deal of experience with
them.

They are both Sonys - the ICF-SW35, which can be purchased for $90.00
or less (often around $75.00) and the ICF-SW7600GR, which costs about
$130.00 - $160.00. These radios are both superior performers within
their price range and would offer excellent reception in proper
listening venues.

Whether your husband's workplace "qualifies" as a good listening venue
is something only you and he can judge.

If you choose to buy one of these Sonys, I strongly recommend that you
do NOT buy on eBay. Buy from a reputable dealer who will assist you if
there are any problems whatsoever. My first recommendation is Universal
Radio, an excellent dealer, though their prices on these two radios are
at the high end. A less expensive dealer is J&R Music World in New
York. There are also a few Yahoo! dealers which sell these radios at
fairly low prices.

My radios are between seven and three years old and the ICF-SW35's, for
example, are kept in my cars' glove compartments all year 'round. They
are robust - they'd need to be to "survive" in such conditions. Yet,
whenever I place their batteries in them, they work flawlessly. My
ICF-SW7600GR's are also very well constructed; I feel that this model
is the best small portable currently being manufactured.

Both are very easy on batteries; no AC-adaptor is necessary (or
desirable). I personally use rechargeable NiMH batteries which make the
running costs in the long run exceedingly low.

The major difference between the two are the presence of a synchronous
selectable sideband circuit on the '7600 (I know you have no idea what
that is, but take my word for it: it is good) and that the '7600 has a
keypad for directly entering frequencies which the '35 does not. Unlike
some other people however, I do not find the lack of a keypad to be a
detriment to the operation of the ICF-SW35. Its image-rejection is
superior to that of the '7600 (this is good, also). Both of these
models have many "memories" which allows the owner to "store" a great
number of "favored" frequencies.

I believe your husband would be pleased with either and who knows - you
may find that you enjoy listening as well!

All my best wishes,

Joe



Jen:

Joe has given you the best advice you will read here from anyone on
this particular subject - trust me.

Tony

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the new tecsun PL-350 and the Degen DE-1103 would be good choices for less
than $75 and are available from the seller LIPYN on eBay.

both have gotten outstanding reviews and are very sensitive



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I'm looking to buy a SW receiver for my husband. He has a cheap one he
got
at radio shack that he is not happy with. He likes to listen to the news
especially the BBC. He wants one that is small enough to use with
headphones
while he standing and walking around at work.

I could spend up to $150.00 on this. I know nothing about these radios.
I'd
like to get an idea of what would be a good one to buy possibly on Ebay.

I would buy from either universal-radio or J&R.J&R offers free shipping
on most products they sell and about two days delivery time.I think.
cuhulin

I got a Degen 1103 and I find it to be outstanding. It is about $75 on Ebay.
I suspect it holds its own with the Sony ICF-SW7600GR.
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I'm looking to buy a SW receiver for my husband. He has a cheap one he
got
at radio shack that he is not happy with. He likes to listen to the news
especially the BBC. He wants one that is small enough to use with
headphones
while he standing and walking around at work.

I could spend up to $150.00 on this. I know nothing about these radios.
I'd
like to get an idea of what would be a good one to buy possibly on Ebay.

This is a very good " Standing and Walking around " headphone
shortwave radio..

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/0100.html

also known as the Tecsun PL-200


http://images.google.com/images?q=te...=Google+Search

Part of an old commercial I used to hear on the radio many years ago
about Tennessee Pride sausage.The name on the package is Tennessee
Pride! Well,the name on some radios (Drake,Ten-Tec,Palstar,and there is
another one too,but I forget which one it is just now) means something
to me and metinks I also like Sony,Sony 7600GR.
cuhulin

Be sure to check out this website:

http://qth.com/dwm

Three select Sangean receivers of various price ranges are featured
there. There is also the Sangean PT-80....which I hear is
fantastic....available from:

http://www.alfenterprises.com

Hope this helps!

73, Bill - WA8MEA
TinyTenna & TinyTenna, P.C.
Attorneys
"Suffer from a slip & fall accident?
We'll help you get the TinyTenna's you deserve!"

F..K!!! them Sangeans!! I tried out two of them m....r f.....s!!!
****!!!!! Anybody have the email addy of Sangean in Taiwan? I like
Taiwan,but their Sangeans SUCK!!!!!!!
cuhulin

I tried out a Tiny-Tenna too.It SUCKS!!!!!!!
cuhulin

Now I KNOW this fella is off his rocker! The 909 is one of the best
deals in shortwave, bar none!

You are THE Mississippi moron......

Now go back to your Good Will Thrift Store radios.....

73, Bill - WA8MEA
The TinyTenna Television Network (TTN)
All TinyTennas, All Day, Every Day

" wrote:

Now I KNOW this fella is off his rocker! The 909 is one of the best
deals in shortwave, bar none!

You are THE Mississippi moron......

Now go back to your Good Will Thrift Store radios.....

73, Bill - WA8MEA
The TinyTenna Television Network (TTN)
All TinyTennas, All Day, Every Day

What about real antenna's?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Sangean 909's SUCK DICKS A MILLION MILES LONG!!!!!! I used to own two of
them.YOU go and suck Bob Crane's dick and YOU see for yourself!!!!!!
cuhulin

You damn IDIOT!!!!!! YOU don't know how to build Antennas either!!!!!!
cuhulin

**** YOU!!!!! BITCH!!!!!!!
cuhulin

I am horney.Metinks I might step over to the food court at,
www.metromalljackson.com tonight and get me a few Pussys to come over
here and shack up with me for a while.I have had them follow me out in
the parking lot a few times before.
cuhulin

MFJ Enterprises or whatever else Antenna sources you know about.
cuhulin

in a world of greedy companies pawning off cheap trash as a method to
extract your hard earned money while giving the very least possible in
return......... i HAVE been very happy with my sangean ats606 radio. its
small, good on batteries and will take a beating. it also runs circles
around all my other radios when using the whip. its not cheap but its
within your price range. for a little more money you can get a little
more radio with the sony 7600gr. its a little more serious radio with
single side band and synch lock. if your husband doesnt know what those
things are, then he isnt ready for them yet and probably would be better
served with the simpler radio. there are a butt-load of cheap junk
radios out there so do your research before you decide. its not that a
cheap radio cant be fun, but you dont want to pay too much for it.

Then why do the several dozen hams/swls at eham.net give it a 4.1 out
of 5???? Are they all doing a Lewinski on Bob Crane??

No! Your beef is that it doesn't work well with the whip. Sangean
PURPOSELY did not put a preamp circuit in with the ship as other units,
BECAUSE they didn't want overload problems like the other units! I have
a Sony 7600. It has overload problems with an external antenna.
But....it is the best receiver when running off the whip because of the
amplification.

The whip on the 909 is nothing more than a decoration. Put an antenna
on the 909 and you've got a GREAT portable DX machine....

73, Bill - WA8MEA
TinyTenna Computer Services
TinyTenna, Michigan, USA
(Just east of the cereal capital of the world: TinyTennas of Battle
Creek.....)

So, do you like Sangeans or don't you? If you have a preference, spit
it out man.

Steve

I would have said the Sony 7600, too, since we just purchased one just
a couple of weeks ago.

That was UNTIL I learned of the new Sangean PT-80. You actually might
get more features for less money with this radio....

Call Toni at ALF Enteprises and talk to her. She said this radio
"kicks butt"..... (1.360.403.4840)

73, Bill - WA8MEA
DWM Communications
http://qth.com/dwm

" wrote in
ups.com:

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/1080.html


Sangean PT-80

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 19:35:06 -0800, wrote:



I'm looking to buy a SW receiver for my husband. He has a cheap one he got
at radio shack that he is not happy with. He likes to listen to the news
especially the BBC. He wants one that is small enough to use with headphones
while he standing and walking around at work.

I could spend up to $150.00 on this. I know nothing about these radios. I'd
like to get an idea of what would be a good one to buy possibly on Ebay.


Give him a BJ instead!

Watkins-Johnson Radios.But I am not rich enough to own one.That is why I
am looking for a rich old widow woman to buy one for me.Hey,those six
single wimmins that moved out of the house next door to me last year
about eight months ago,they are sisters and they moved back into the
house again a few days ago but they aren't rich either.They sure are fun
though.I can spend the nights over there any time I want to,they told me
this afternoon.
cuhulin